Improvement in clothes-pounders



G. M. SMITH. Olothes-Pounder.

No. 204,101.-- Patent-ed May 21, 1878.

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ATTORNEYS.

WITNESSES N.FETERS. PKOTO-LITRUGRAPHER. WASNXNG'ION- D C.

UNITED STATES-PATENT OEEIoE.

GEORGE M. SMITH, OF DELPHI, INDIANA.

IMPROVEMENT IN CLOTHES-POUNDERS.

, Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 204,101, dated May21, 1878; application filed March 2, 1878.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEoRGE M. SMITH, of Delphi, in the county of Carrolland State of Indiana, have invented a new and valuable Improvement inClothes-Founders and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full,clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of thesame, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of thisspecification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked.thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation of a bottom-plan view of myclothes-pounder,

and Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view thereof.

My invention relates to the ordinary cone wash-pounder; and it consistsin providing the cone with an interior inverted cone, and along thelower portion of the main cone with an interior rim, all as hereinaftermore fully set forth.

The annexed drawing, to which reference is made, fully illustrates myinvention.

A represents the usual washer or pounder, made cone-shaped, or in theform of an inverted funnel, and provided with the central tube B for theinsertion of the handle. 0 represents an interior funnel or invertedcone, the upper edge of which meets and is fastened to the sides of themain coneA at or about the middle, or half-way from the larger to thesmaller end. The lower or apex end of the interior funnel O is securedto the lower end of the handletube B, the two parts A and 0 thus actingas braces to said tube.

Inside of the main cone A, around the lower portion, is a rim, D, havingits upper edge fastened to the sides of said outer cone, and this rim isstrengthened by means of a series of small braces, ca, interposedbetween it and the cone A. These braces strengthen both the cone andrim; and between the cone and rim is formed an annular air-chamber, b.

point, and is not braced. The frequent and repeated concussions tend toinjure the plate, weaken the outer case, and to disarrange or disconnectthe flange. To avoid these defects I attach my inner flange directly tothe outer case A, near the bottom, and in the intervening air-space b Iplace efficient braces a.

I am aware that to connect an inner rim with an outer cone by braces tostrengthen the device, forming an air-chamber between the two, is notnew. I

What I claim asnew, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The clothes-pounder herein described, consisting of the cone A andsocket B, the inverted cone 0, extending from the center of the cone Ato the bottom of the sockeaB and rigidly connected with both, and therim D, secured at its upper edge to the outer cone A, and having itslower edge connected by braces to the base of said cone, thereby formingan air-chamber, b, all constructed and combined as and for the purposesspecified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE MARTIN SMITH.

- .Witnesses:

Gus. BLESSING,

W. H. BLEssING.

